Mohit Suri Wishes Anurag Basu, Kartik Aaryan Luck For Their Next: ‘But if Mahesh Bhatt Isn't…'

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21-07-2025

Mohit Suri reveals Anurag Basu had called him after he stepped down from the film starring Kartik Aaryan. He also talks about his equation with Anurag and how he looks up to him.
Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda's Saiyaara's rampage at the box office continues, having broken records within its first weekend. It has not only grabbed the attention of the audience but also members from the film fraternity, who have taken to social media and heaped praises on the film. And one among them is Anurag Basu. On Saturday, the filmmaker wrote on X, 'Mohito!! Tight jhappi! You're an absolute rockstar! Hands down, this is your best work yet. I legit cried like a heartbroken teenager during the climax. Thank you for giving us two incredible actors! Bravo, maestro (sic)."
Recently, Mohit Suri opened up about how the makers (T-Series) of Kartik Aaryan's untitled next had approached him to make the film, but he stepped down when they rushed him to announce it with the star cast. And that's when Anurag came into the picture. Mohit, on the other hand, began developing his own script, which went on to be produced by YRF as Saiyaara starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda. And in March this year, reports started doing the rounds about similarities between both the film.
Now, speaking exclusively to News18 Showsha, Mohit reveals receiving a call from Anurag after he made an exit from the project. 'He told me that they had offered him the opportunity to make the sequel. He probably had a script in mind and they decided to make the film with him," he recalls. Touching upon the title row the film is embroiled in, he further adds, 'Now, what the equation between Bhushan (Kumar) ji and Mukesh (Bhatt) ji is, I don't know. Sometimes, they love each other and sometimes, they hate each other. That's between them."
But it hasn't created any rift between Mohit and Anurag. In fact, he only has good wishes for Anurag's film in his heart. 'I call him dada. He's someone I had assisted. I had worked under him. It's not like he has stepped into something that was mine. I really look up to him. But I don't know what's happening there. I was too consumed with Saiyaara. I wish them all the luck and praise. But to be honest, I don't know if Aashiqui 3 is being made or not," Mohit says.
But what bothers him is the absence of Mahesh Bhatt from the picture. 'For me, Aashiqui 2 wasn't just about the producers. It was also about what Mithoon, Ankit (Tiwari), Jeet (Gannguli) dada, Adi (Aditya Roy Kapur) and Shraddha (Kapoor) added to it. But most of all, it was about a man called Mahesh Bhatt who was a part of it. He started the Aashiqui franchise. He directed the first Aashiqui film. In a company that was only making thrillers, he pushed for me and allowed me to make a love story. Right now, he isn't in the milieu. And if he's not there, it's not Aashiqui for me," he asserts.
First Published:
July 21, 2025, 11:03 IST
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